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UC Press ASA Award-Winning Authors
Aug 05 2021
UC Press is proud to celebrate this year's ASA award-winning authors! Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news. Don't forget to visit our #ASA2021 virtual exhibit to get 40% the books featured below.Celeste Watkins-HayesDistinguished Scholarly Book Award
Q&A with Danielle Raudenbush: C. Wright Mills Award-winning Author
Aug 05 2021
Award-winning author Danielle RaudenbushWe're proud to share that author Danielle Raudenbush has won the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award for her book, Health Care Off the Books! This honor, awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Social Problems, is one of the most prestigious book awards in
Editor Spotlight: Meet our Sociology Editor Naomi Schneider
Aug 04 2021
As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Executive Editor Naomi Schneider to talk about her list and how she spots the right projects and authors. A long-time editor at the Press, Naomi has had the chance to develop an impressive Sociology list, and even create her
Q&A with Laura Enriquez: on the Intimate Impact of Immigration Policy
Aug 03 2021
This interview was originally published on the UCI School of Social Sciences site by Heather Ashbach, and is reposted here with permission. Award-winning Author Laura EnriquezImmigration policy is fundamentally reshaping Latino families and perpetuating inequality, says UCI Chicano/Latino st
A Q&A with Andrew Jorgenson and Jeffrey Kentor, Editors of Sociology of Development
Jul 27 2021
"Advance Articles is important for two reasons. First, it makes the article accessible to the journal’s diverse readership in a timelier manner. Second, it enables authors to get credit for their publications more quickly. This is especially helpful for junior faculty who are coming up for promotion
The Muslim Ban Exposes the Racialization of Religion in America
May 27 2021
By Sahar Aziz, author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious FreedomOn his first day in office, President Biden repealed the “Muslim Ban,” an executive order issued by Trump on January 27, 2017. This repeal was a welcome development for the hundreds of thousands of Muslims whose liv
Editor Spotlight: Meet our Criminology and Law Editor Maura Roessner
May 24 2021
As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Executive Editor Maura Roessner to talk about her Criminology, Law, and Society program, and how she spots the right projects and authors. Maura also shares details about how she became an editor and advice for authors who wa
How the Pandemic’s ‘Zoomtown Effect’ is Reshaping Rural America
Apr 22 2021
By Jennifer Sherman, author of Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American DreamIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, rural communities across the U.S. have been experiencing what has been labeled the “Zoomtown” effect: real estate booms fueled by remote workers buying secon
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Final Book Came to Be
Mar 16 2021
UC Press is honored to publish Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s final book written with co-author Amanda Tyler, and Paving the Way, authored by Herma Hill Kay and edited by Patricia A. Cain. Executive Editor Naomi Schneider discusses the story behind these two pathbreaking b
The “Right” Way to Study White Power Groups: The Value of Comparisons
Feb 23 2021
Visit our #ACJS2021 virtual exhibit to get 40% off the book.By Shannon Reid and Matthew Valasik, authors of Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White“What’s past is prologue.” The violent insurrection that transpired following President Trump’s public ranting at the “Save America March'' in